Overview
- The victim was identified as Leon Moser, 19, from Tubre, who was with friends at the fountain in Piazza Municipio when the statue fell.
- Emergency responders from Croce Bianca and firefighters arrived with the Carabinieri, but Moser was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Carabinieri have referred the case to the public prosecutor, who is investigating how the sculpture detached and whether maintenance issues linked to its age played a role.
- The bronze work, about two meters tall and set on an elevated plate above the fountain, gave way as he climbed it and struck him.
- Local reporting notes Moser had passed the mountain-rescue admission exam and held a flight license as he pursued air-rescue piloting, and community leaders voiced shock at his death.